Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-03
STROLL OVER THE BRIDGE
A MILE AND UARTEK
FROM ENTRANCE TO EXIT.
How the Human Tide Rushes-other
Fskirs Than Those In Wall Street
'Bs Them Pipes Holler?"-Music-
rhunks al CoInr


"Be Them Pipes Honer?"-Music-
Chunks of Color.
From tie Neao York FUeninO Sun.
The human tide was at its flood. The
main stream swirled down Park row, but
across City Hall Park ran vagrant con-
tributory brooks, and from each side
street there trickled rivulet. The cur
rent was damned for moment at the
entrance to the bridge roadway by big
truck-which, in its turn, was roundly
damned-and then the tide swept on
over the stones, up the steps. upon the
big bridge. Just here the stream divided.
The larger portion poured upstairs to the
cars, but the more sensible minority rip
pied around to the promenade.
Between 4:30 and $50 last night 3,7S4
people passed either a cent or ticket
through the window to the croupier, and
walked out upon the finest promenade in
America. Or these 2,73S were men,
among whom canes and high hats were
not infrequent, and the balance wore bon
nets. Twas a motley crowd, but thor
oughly New York one. little man
with a harsh cough and big ulster col
lar concealing his ears; very tall man
with ruby nose and purple rivuiets in
his face; another who took a pinch of
snuff and sneezed; then three coquet-
fish girls, who tripped along as sprightly
as a bevy OF quail. Then rosebud IN
blue dress and red-ridinghood, and
whose forehead was partly concealed by
cOrn-colored hair, led by a maternal
hand.
sis it very far TO the other side, man.
map"
"Yes, dear, it's long walk; but if you
get tired Eli carry you"
The little feet, $50 small that both
might nestle in one caressing hand" pat
tered outupon the big bridge in the gath
sring twilight.
a railroad contractor In charge OF
eighteen laborers, whom he was taking to
Brooklyn boarding house, stopped his
gang and collected cent from each man.
Then he went to the ticket agent and
bought twenty-five tickets for sc. The
contractor distributed tickets among the
hIrelings, who meekly deposited them as
they passed through, and the contractor
realized l3c., his own ticket, aud had SIX
tickets Tor future use. There are other
fakirs than those in Wall street.
But now came Lank Liz, as she is
known by the bridge employees. She shot
along with Amazonlan strides, and dld
the mile and one-quarter between the en-
trance and the exit in fourteen minutes.
Then there came an Old woman who is
suspected OF being the Mrs. Cunningham
who was associated with the famous Rur-
dell murder case. Her peculiarly is
showing policemen. she never loses an
opportunity 10 push one OF these blue
coated locust wielders, and goes 10 feet
out of her way to do so. They came in
pairs, they came in crowds, these health
seeking aud economical pedestrians, and
the electric lights were lit TO show them
the way.
There are many strangers on the big
bridge every day, and they ask some very
funny questions.
"How does the cable work ?"
"Well, you see them little wheels?
They're worked by machinery, an the
cable oein' tied together in tn middle,
that makes the whole thing 90. See"
.Jes' ez l tho't. But how did they
tasten them long ropes up to the big
pipe" ,.
sure"
.Jes' ez l tho't. Them big pipesi
How did they get them on top o. them
pillersp
'They rowed 'em over the river in a
row boat and h'isted 'em up with block
an tackle"
Jes' ez tho't. Must hev' bin big
block"
"'Twas. Bigger'n a barn door,"
BE them big pipes solid Or holler"
"Holler, of course. Ye see, they're
used for holdin' up the bridge ana for
supplying Brooklyn folks with water.
cause they've got the ocean on o ne side
au' the East river on the otherV
The answer came slowly. Thc "Jes'
-~sez tho't" was rather incredulous, but it
came nevertheless.
The blind lead the blind out upon the
bridge sometimes, as for Instance:
"Ye see that 'ere rland of there (point-
ing TO Governors Isand) we'll, that's
BlackwelPs Island, an that little brick
thing on>the end is the prison."
THAT 'efe Bartholomew statue must
be 40 foot hight"
"H'm," conLemptuously; SITS SO foot
high. | seen tn fggers in tn alma
nae. ~
''Does them ere boats go across th'
ocean~ (alludlng to one of the Mallory
steamers lying at its plers,)
"Cert, fer sure they do. They burn
fourteen ton o. coal, too. That's more'n
you'd burn in your hickory stove in four
years."
snow, want to knowp'
But the bridge is not lacking in drama.
Not long since. late one dark night, pc
destrian was coming from the Brook yn
SIDE. The Waterman saw him from the
tower. Suddenly he started on run, aud
shouted "Police! pOlicei" Thinking
tome foul play had been going on, tue
Waterman drew his club. Bat be didn't
lise it, for he saw by the mans staring
eyeballs and pallid face that he was mad
with fear.
Didn't you see themY he painted.
They've been running on that iron
.asYork. One OF them jumped down, and
tsiapped me on the shoulder and said:
HsGeorge Brown, runv AM you betcher
\ life did rum"
KsThe Waterman took him in his little
kaboose and tried to calm him. He
partly gained control of himself until the
Watchman LETT MIN TO make his round.
On his return he found the poor fellow
rrouching in the corner and pointing his
making finger at an imaginary scene on
tue floor.
sDon't you zee 'em playin' pool over
there? ?"
No, he didn't see 'em playing pool, and
he passed his patient, who was suffering
from the james Jambs, along to the first
policeman, who in turn pas sed him TO the
next, and 80 on until he was safely land
ed in Brooklyn.
"Coid! l should say 80. Why, during
the past winter / have taken at least
twenty IN here whose noses were tipped
With white, and rubbed them with snow.
Some nights when there's a hit OF a gale
blowing, the wind draws through be-